Jun 29th 2023
Tech News Weekly 292
The Ashes of Google Iris
Hosted by
Jason Howell,
Mikah Sargent
Google Ads, Marvel Secret Invasion, PlayStation
Records every Thursday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.
Guests:
Patience Haggin,
Hugh Langley
- Google's ad business has been facing much scrutiny in recent years, and new a new report shows that Google hasn't been following its own agreed-upon standards for its ads being played on third-party sites. Patience Haggin of The Wall Street Journal talks about that research.
- More news on Google as the company has reportedly killed Protect Iris division following layoffs and reorganization within the division. Hugh Langley of Business Insider walks us through what happened.
- Jason Howell talks about how Marvel is receiving backlash following the premiere of its Secret Invasion series on Disney+ and how they used AI to create the opening sequence to the limited series.
- Finally, Mikah Sargent talks about how some of Sony's confidential PlayStation secrets became exposed due to redacted statements in some court documents that were readable after being scanned.
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Links
- Google Violated Its Standards in Ad Deals, Research Finds
- Google killed its Iris augmented-reality smart glasses as it shifts attention to building AR software
- ‘Secret Invasion’ Opening Using AI Cost “No Artists’ Jobs,” Says Studio That Made It
- Sony’s confidential PlayStation secrets just spilled because of a Sharpie